Troy Fry (left) and Tyler FryLANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) -
A pair of Lancaster brothers have been arrested for the armed robbery of a grocery store Monday evening.
Troy and Tyler Frey, both of the 900 block of East Walnut Street, were taken into custody minutes after the hold-up at the Superstar Grocery in the 600 block of N. Lime Street, city police said.
Troy Fry, 23, is accused of pointing a handgun at the store owner and demanding money from the cash register. When the register would not open, he grabbed
it and fled on foot, police said.
Troy and 21-year-old Tyler Fry were stopped a short time later by an officer in the 500 block of Burrowes Avenue. Troy Fry fled on foot and was stopped about a block away. The store clerk later identified him as the robber, police said.
Tyler Fry was arrested on a summary warrant.
Both
were interviewed by detectives and charged with robbery and
criminal conspiracy. Each was sent to Lancaster County Prison on $100,000
bail.
Police said a pellet gun was found in Troy Fry's path of escape and the cash register
was later found by officers in the 600 block of N. Jefferson Street.
